The following excerpt comes from Black Jesus and Other Superheroes: Stories by Venita Blackburn (September 2017). The Immolator In protest of unyielding circumstances, monks have been known to walk into public squares and quietly set themselves on fire. I prefer to … Continue reading Excerpt: Black Jesus and Other Superheroes
The following has been excerpted from White Gold: Stories of Breast Milk Sharing (September 2017) by Susan Falls. Falls is a professor of anthropology at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Preface My son has more than twenty-five siblings—milk siblings, that … Continue reading Excerpt: White Gold
The following has been excerpted from The Coming Man from Canton: Chinese Experience in Montana, 1862-1943 (Nebraska, 2017) by Christopher W. Merritt. From Chapter 1: Entrance and Expansion, 1962-1880 Weaving together archaeological and historical sources regarding the Chinese experience in Montana completes a … Continue reading EXCERPT: The Coming Man from Canton
The following has been excerpted from Colonized through Art: American Indian Schools and Art Education, 1889-1915 (August 2017) by Marinella Lentis. From the Introduction Every child enjoys drawing with colored pencils, crayons, and markers and putting on paper his ideas about the world around him. … Continue reading Excerpt: Colonized through Art
The following has been excerpted from The Spirit and the Sky: Lakota Visions of the Cosmos by Mark Hollabaugh (Nebraska 2017), in honor of the solar eclipse occurring today. From Chapter 7: Eclipses and the Aurora Borealis Although celestial displays that occur … Continue reading EXCERPT: The Spirit and the Sky
The following is an excerpt from Bootleggers and Borders: The Paradox of Prohibition on a Canada-U.S. Borderland (Nebraska, 2014) by Stephen T. Moore. From Chapter 4: The Halcyon Days of Rum-Running Roy Haynes, the second U.S. commissioner of prohibition and an … Continue reading Excerpt: Bootleggers and Borders
The following has been excerpted from Upstairs at the Roosevelts’: Growing Up with Franklin and Eleanor (July 2017). Chapter 1: My Twelve Years in the White House The question most frequently asked of me is, “What was life like in the White House?” … Continue reading Excerpt: Upstairs at the Roosevelts’
Earlier this month, The Guardian published “‘Do-gooders’ no more: Lampedusans turn against refugee tide as patience wears thin,” which brings attention to the recent mayoral election on the small Italian island and what it means for its resident and migrant populations. Giusi … Continue reading Excerpt: Think of Lampedusa
Earlier this month, Holland Cotter highlighted the artistic work and influence of Henry James in his New York Times article on the Morgan Library & Museum’s exhibition, “Henry James and American Painting.” The article brings up several people featured in the exhibit … Continue reading Excerpt: The Letters of Henry James
The following has been excerpted from The Native South: New Histories and Enduring Legacies, edited by Tim Alan Garrison and Greg O’Brien (July 2017). An Interview with Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green On July 11, 2012, Greg O’Brien conducted the following interview … Continue reading EXCERPT: The Native South
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